First amarylis blossoms...

...the first of the amaryllis to bloom this season. The plant is so full of blossoms this year, they're top heavy, I had to stake them up!!

Yesterday, I added three mini rose photos to my photo blog, Colors of the Wind. I took the photos, made them black and white then used the colored photos to enhance the black and white copies with just a faint touch of color to the rose buds. CLICK HERE

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MONDAY MORSELS

Okay, reading the short clips of Yahoo News sometimes gets me going. This one was just too funny to pass up. You see, a baby cobra [snake] went missing in the Bronx Zoo. Well, after the story broke, it became a most popular item on twitter. With some, obviously, it was the cobra talkin'!!! The comments were hisssssssssterical. I'm going to share some with you:

"leaving wall street. these people make my skin crawlllll".

"Not to worry, it is a simple case of reptile dysfunction".

"Cobra speaks with forked tounge.........Much like most politicians I know".

"Check JFK airport. I hear they're filming a sequel to 'Snakes on a Plane' out there".

"Don't worry people of the Bronx. The snake is probably hibernating in the cold. UNDER YOUR BED!. Sleep tight".

"Just look him up in the yellow pages under -Attorneys".

- -Under a comment: "Snakes in the City" you'd read the next comment:

"Is that a snake in your pants or are you just happy to see me"?

"I hope this Cobra has some babies and they could kill the bedbugs and control the illegal immigration!!! Cobra For 2012".

"I see a movie coming and a musical on Broadway".

"What does it take to get a cab in this city?! It's cause I'm not white isn't it".

"No, sir, I am not an overgrown skunk. Tourists".

"Bastard won't return my calls".

- -And it continued into day 2 with:

"Rise & Slither!!"

To those who are concerned over this missing creature...it HAS BEEN FOUND [after about a week's search!!] read more

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We cannot grow these outdoors in our area... lovely to see them as a spring flower... your photos are gorgeous! And thanks for the chuckle to start the day... as you noted... "hisssssssssterical" indeed! (nice pun)

Your Amaryllis is pretty an so is the rose....I had on of the former in the house once...sort of like the Poinsettia it...it isn't hardy for our zone outdoors.Oh and I took care of the first order of business for you.Mama Bear

Some people are very clever, aren't they? Glad the snake was found, though.

Yep - it was 82 on Saturday - we basked in the loveliness. By lunch, as we left church yesterday, it was pouring and it turned to a very wet, cold snow. Didn't last, and nothing remains except 24 degrees. YUCK!! At least we didn't get the April Fool's blizzard that Kev got out in Maine.

Your Amaryllis is so beautiful, I love the colour of it. I looked at your rose shots as well and love them! I've just recently learned how to add colour to a b&w picture...about time! lol

Omigosh, those comments about the missing cobra were hilarious, I had tears in my eyes from laughing so much. I had heard about it in the news and can imagine how nervous everyone was until they caught it. Goes to show, though, people can always find humour in anything:-)

Hmmm, I have Site Meter so I'll have to check mine out. Thanks for the heads up!! xoxo

Hi Anni, I'm back after seeing a reference to amaryllis in a comment you left on another blog. Mine haven't bloomed yet but have full and long leaves. do you think they will bloom or is it getting a bit late? thanks!

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